

Power Athlete Radio
Power Athlete
Welcome to Power Athlete Radio. A podcast dedicated to empowering your performance every damn day. Join former NFL pro and Power Athlete Founder John Welbourn as he dissects the greatest minds in strength & conditioning and more. So whether your goal is to Be The Hammer, Destroy Mediocrity or simply Move The Dirt, you’ve come to the right place.
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Nov 16, 2019 • 2h 31min
EP 335 – The Vegan Vendetta
The Game Changers are Lame Changers Ohh lawdy. If you think you’ve heard The Crew criticize the vegan lifestyle, you ain’t heard nothing yet. With the fire of a thousand suns, the nerdiness of a thousand Robb Wolf’s, and the repetition of a thousand beaten dead horses, John leads the charge against recent vegan propaganda…
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Nov 10, 2019 • 3h 2min
EP 334 – Coffee Talk with Paul Carter
“If I’m such a cock holster, why do you follow me?” Paul Carter of @liftrunbang is passionate about climate change and identifying underdeveloped gluts. When he’s not advocating for the struggling straw industry, he’s avoiding protein farts at Mr Olympia shows. Hear about his athletic evolution from sport to platform, eventually nestling in to his home on…
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Nov 2, 2019 • 1h 51min
EP 333 – Soldier Research with Karen Kelly
The Warfighter is a Complicated Cat When Karen Kelly began her work with the Military, she could not have predicted just how unique of a study the war fighter population would prove to be. With an incredibly wide array of stressors, unlike traditional athletes, soldiers are not subject to in-season or off-season training. This is…
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Oct 25, 2019 • 2h 41min
EP 332 – Improving Military PT with The Crew
Biting the Bullet on PT Reform When you think of Power Athlete Radio, a lot of descriptors come to mind…none of which are “high brow political conversationalists” or “Presidential historians”. That’s why this week’s episode marks our peaking season for legitimate semi-adult discussion. We have special guest and close friend, Dave Spanton of Blackhawk Lending…
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Oct 18, 2019 • 1h 35min
EP 331 – Nate Brookreson Calls Out Coaching Bullshit
Run Towards the Difficult Conversations When you’ve coached as many college athletes as Nick Brookreson [@nbrookreson] you learn a thing or two about injury and recovery. The public’s perception is so far from reality that when an athlete finally breaks, all they see is failure. But Brookreson gives incredible perspective on the journey of those athletes who…
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Oct 11, 2019 • 1h 35min
EP 330 – Nir Eyal, Professional Distraction Remover
Technology is distrac…SQUIRREL! When Nir Eyal set out to write the book “Hooked”, he wasn’t referencing fishing, prostitution, or the biography of a fictional captain. We are all susceptible to the clutches of technology in the age of the internet. Why? Because there is an entire market designed to tap into our most primitive evolutionary…
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Oct 4, 2019 • 1h 33min
EP 329 – Daniel Roose & College Basketball Culture
Genetics Continues to Go Undefeated It should not come as a surprise that even coaches working at the highest level of sport are not advocating for early specialization. This is further proof that the over-eager dad at your kid’s little league game needs to chill the fuck out. Daniel Roose [@dr24187] may specialize in bringing…
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Sep 28, 2019 • 1h 51min
EP 328 – Nick Winkelman: Coach/DJ/Cue Master
The Cue That Actually Matters Ho. Ly. Shit. The Head of the Irish Rugby Football Union’s Performance & Science Program brings so much to the conversation this week. Nick Winkelman [@NickWinkelman] is a dynamic coach who is constantly refining his efficacy. He’s obsessed with the science that explains how we learn movement. Nick took himself…
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Sep 20, 2019 • 2h 4min
EP 327 – Order of Man with Ryan Michler
The Not-So-Modern Man What does it mean to be a MAN in this day and age? The question alone provokes controversy in most social circles. Does chromosome combination require you to take on certain responsibilities? This week’s guest, Ryan Michler [@RyanMichler] of Order of Man [@OrderOfMan] argues that if you want to reach your maximum…
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Sep 14, 2019 • 2h 16min
EP 326 – Dr Buhler, Healing Man
Tell Me Where It Hurts (Or Doesn’t) You’ve heard his name many times throughout the podcast. Most times, he’s being referred to as basically the David Blaine of the human body…although his ability to repair athletes is anything but an illusion. The impact that Dr Craig Buhler has had on athletes throughout the world, including…
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